Changing in 2022 from MFJ to Single: spouse died in Aug 2021; her name & SS on top line; how do I file 2022 estimated FIT

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February 2, 2022
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My subject says most of it. My wife died in August 2021. Her name and SS # are the Top Line. On this forum, I was told to file MFJ; TT asked for the date of my wife's death. Tonight, I filed electronically the MFJ Federal Return.

From this forum a few weeks ago, I was told, and will follow those instructions, for tax year 2022, Begin with a brand new Single Tax Return. Do not to carry any 2021 TT data forward to the new Single return.

My question is How do I make estimated quarterly 2022 IRS tax payments. Thanks. Gary

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CarissaM

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gary clevelandAuthor

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Not to belabor my question, which IMO you have not answered. I know how to file estimated quarterly taxes. What I want to know is how does, if she does, TT compute my 2022 estimated taxes?

I have an idea of how TT could do this. Take my 2021 income ONLY and compute what my taxes would be, if I were filing Single, then TT would know my 2021 taxes as Single. From that computation, TT would know, what my 2022 estimated taxes should be.

I may have answered my own question; I will complete a dummy 2021 TT return for my income, filing as Single. What do you think about that, Miss Expert CarissaM.

p.s. the last Click button in your response has to do with talking with a live phone call with person at TT. That is a good idea and I will do that. A great TT resource.